Cut through the noise and deliver messages that matter.

Aaron Alberico

Co-Founder

Aaron Alberico co-founded Raynor Ave. after managing strategic communications and public affairs for clients ranging from political candidates and nonprofits to startups and Fortune 500 companies. He specializes in multi-stakeholder grassroots and earned media campaigns, particularly at the intersection of Washington and Wall Street.

He is known for his work in telecommunications and technology policy, especially around 5G deployment. Aaron has played pivotal roles in generating and mobilizing public interest around Federal Communications Commission regulatory proceedings involving small cell network deployments, broadband pricing, and freeing spectrum for 5G broadband. He has also led successful multi-state advocacy campaigns on topics ranging from healthcare, finance, and human rights. In many of these fights, Aaron managed significant paid media, polling, and focus group efforts.

In everything that Aaron does, from creating or shifting public discourse and securing policy wins to landing clients—and their messages—where they will have the most impact, he translates the complex into the compelling and gets meaningful results.

Prior to Raynor Ave., he worked at firms including Public Affairs Engagement, DCI Group, Glen Echo Group, and AKB Strategies.

Aaron holds a B.A. in Political Science from American University and attended the Campaign Management Institute (CMI) at American University’s Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies. His work at CMI won him a student Pollie Award from the American Association of Political Consultants. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his fiancée Carly Oboth and two cats.

Beneva Schulte

Co-Founder

Beneva Schulte co-founded Raynor Ave. and has over 25 years of leadership expertise in strategic communications, campaign and coalition management, and public policy. She is skilled in setting and executing public affairs strategies with extensive experience working within the halls of government and the boardrooms of Fortune 100 companies.

She previously served as Director of the Office of Public Affairs and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Commerce, under the Obama Administration. Beneva has also been the Senior Vice President at the DCI Group, Chief of Staff to U.S. Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Political Editor for the National Public Radio news magazine Tell Me More with Michel Martin, and the senior Democrat in a variety of Republican public affairs firms.

Her years of successful coalition building, strategy development, crisis communications, media relations, thought leadership, and creative problem-solving have earned the respect of changemakers across several industries and the political spectrum. Beneva is proud to have given voice to so many worthy campaigns and issues, including Chris Dodd’s 2008 presidential run, social and emotional learning and STEM education, and bipartisanship in its many forms.

Beneva received a Master of Arts degree in Public Policy from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Florida International University in Miami, Florida. She resides in Chevy Chase, MD with her husband Paul Orzulak and their three daughters.

Elizabeth Heaton Posthumus

Senior Advisor

Elizabeth is an accomplished communications strategist with two decades of experience in politics, government, and the private sector. She founded EAH Strategies in 2010.

Elizabeth has a knack for helping clients connect authentically with audiences through award-winning integrated campaigns and storytelling, spanning earned, social, and digital, employee communications and executive communications. She previously managed public affairs programs for top national firms like Public Affairs Engagement and the DCI Group and for trade associations like the Electric Power Supply Association. Prior to these roles, she served as Senior Advisor to the Assistant Attorney General for Strategic Communications at the U.S. Department of Justice. She started her career at The White House in 2003.

Elizabeth is a graduate from the University of Michigan, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in political science and wrote for the school newspaper.